muhaMan

ok it was running fine when i went to my friends house, i leave 2 hours later and car starts fine and everything.. i stop at a red light after about 5 minutes of driving and my car starts to idle weird.. so when the light turns green, i drove about 100 yards then hit a slight bump, and it just died!! all of the lights in the gauge cluster came on (SRS, Battery, CEL, Brake and Oil) i pressed the gas.. nothing, so i pulled into a parking lot before i lost momentum

i tried to jump start it but that failed and everything was connected right

any possibilities as to why my car would just die all of a sudden??
(i just put an intake on my car so you think maybe i hydrolocked?? i didnt hit any puddles but when i left my friends house i noticed that my car was wet like it rained outside)

muhaMan

bump!!!

philosofy1

just because it rained outside doesn't mean you'll hydrolock, especially if it was parked.

what year car is it? engine? any CEL?

mikeycivic

what happens when you try to start it?

hall97civic

more info please, like does it atleast turn over, does it have gas, is there fuel pressure in the fuel rail, do you have spark?
later,
robert

muhaMan

all the fluids are in, has gas and oil and everything..

i have 1995 Civic with a D16z6, ALL of the lights in the cluster are on

when i try to start it, itll crank but it wont completely turn on so no it doesnt turn over..

mikeycivic

do you hear your fuel pump prime when you turn the key on? Are you getting fuel?

muhaMan

here is EXACTLY what it sounds like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57RRmJkkOhQ

philosofy1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by muhaMan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">all the fluids are in, has gas and oil and everything..

i have 1995 Civic with a D16z6, ALL of the lights in the cluster are on

when i try to start it, itll crank but it wont completely turn on so no it doesnt turn over.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

sounds like an electrical problem. if it was a spark or fuel problem the motor will turn, but not start.

how's your battery? check your alternator belt. i also heard that symptoms like this happen when the ignition switch goes out. something to consider.

mikeycivic

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by philosofy1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

sounds like an electrical problem. if it was a spark or fuel problem the motor will turn, but not start.

how's your battery? check your alternator belt. i also heard that symptoms like this happen when the ignition switch goes out. something to consider.</TD></TR></TABLE>

his car does crank, if its not getting fuel it will crank but NOT start. I would do the basics first, pull your battery out and go get it tested, its free. Then check all connections. I have a feeling its the battery

muhaMan

ok.. ill get all of this stuff checked out, thanks everyone

philosofy1

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his car does crank, if its not getting fuel it will crank but NOT start. I would do the basics first, pull your battery out and go get it tested, its free. Then check all connections. I have a feeling its the battery</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was going off the part that he said "so no it doesn't turn over".

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when i try to start it, itll crank but it wont completely turn on so no it doesnt turn over.. </TD></TR></TABLE>

either it cranks (that's what we mean by turning over) or it doesn't.

hall97civic

don't forget to check you ground cable connections. Also are the terminals on the battery all corroded? If they are, clean them up real good and shiny with a wire brush and clean you cable connections too. Then give it a shot.
later,
robert

mikeycivic

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i was going off the part that he said "so no it doesn't turn over".

either it cranks (that's what we mean by turning over) or it doesn't.</TD></TR></TABLE>


who is we ? the honda tech world... refer to turning over as starting, crank means just what it says "crank" and thats it, no biggy either way, I have my lingo and "we" (honda tech) has theirs

jdmtom1

it could be ur fuel relay switch mounted under the dash simple job but expensive part

junior40er

maybe alternator or fuel pump. thats my first guess.

philosofy1

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tommy06 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it could be ur fuel relay switch mounted under the dash simple job but expensive part</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by junior40er &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe alternator or fuel pump. thats my first guess.</TD></TR></TABLE>

this thread is a week old. i'm pretty sure the OP has the problem fixed.

Morning Call

maybe his timing belt jumped a few teeth?

ive heard a car that the timing was fairly off andit didnt start and sounded similar to that